N C H S - N H I S - Data tables for figures 6.1-6.3 (Released 7/2002)

Data tables for figures 6.1-6.3:

Data table for figure 6.1. Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 years and over: United States, 1997-2001

Year	Percent (95% confidence interval)
Year	Crude¹	Age adjusted²
1997	19.4 (18.9-19.9)	19.5 (18.9-20.0)
1998	20.6 (20.1-21.1)	20.6 (20.0-21.1)
1999	21.5 (20.9-22.1)	21.5 (20.9-22.1)
2000	21.8 (21.2-22.4)	21.8 (21.2-22.3)
2001	23.0 (22.4-23.5)	22.9 (22.3-23.5)

¹Crude estimates are presented in the graph.
²Estimates are age-adjusted to a year 2000 standard population for this Healthy People 2010 leading health indicator using seven age groups: 20-29 years, 30-39 years, 40-49 years, 50-59 years, 60-69 years, 70-79 years, and 80 years and over.

Data table for figure 6.2. Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 years and over, by age group and sex: United States, 2001

Age and sex	Percent	95% confidence interval
20-39 years Total Men Women	20.1 20.5 19.7	19.2-21.0 19.2-21.8 18.6-20.9
40-59 years Total Men Women	26.5 26.7 26.4	25.6-27.5 25.4-27.9 25.1-27.7
60 years and over Total Men Women	21.9 21.2 22.4	20.7-23.0 19.5-22.8 21.0-23.8

Data table for figure 6.3. Age-adjusted prevalence of obesity
among adults aged 20 years and over, by sex and race/ethnicity: United States, 2001

Sex and race/ethnicity	Percent¹	95% confidence interval
Men Hispanic White non-Hispanic Black non-Hispanic	22.1 22.5 27.5	20.0-24.2 21.5-23.6 24.9-30.0
Women Hispanic White non-Hispanic Black non-Hispanic	26.8 20.5 36.7	24.7-28.9 19.5-21.4 34.6-38.7

¹Estimates are age-adjusted to a year 2000 standard population using three age groups: 20-39 years, 40-59 years, and 60 years and over.

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